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Thu February 16, 2023
On Saturday, February 11th, PBR Utah hosted it's first identification showcase of the 2023 season, the Utah Preseason ID at The Hive, Juab High School's Fieldhouse.
Preseason ID's allow our staff to get a look at players ahead of the high school season, as well as offer players a chance to update their profiles and metrics as they head into the season. The events also serve as identifiers for invite-only showcases in Utah and nationally, including the Future and Jr. Future Games, West Coast Games, Utah Preseason All-State Games, Utah Top Prospect Games and Utah All-State Games.
The event featured players from the 2023 - 2026 classes and gave our staff a look at over 70 players from across the State. We had some good showings from some unsigned 2023s and 2024s, as well some intriguing underclassmen who are just jumping onto the scene.
At this event, we retrieved a significant amount of data on each player including: 60 Times, Batting Practice measured by TrackMan and Blast Motion, Catch Pop Time and Velocity, Outfield Evaluation and Velocity, Infield Evaluation and Velocity, Pitcher Bullpens analyzed and assessed by TrackMan. We pride ourselves on utilizing the latest technology in the game to provide the most accurate data for both the player and those recruiting/evaluating the player.
Below, we wrap up our post-event coverage with a look at the top Blast Motion metrics collected at the event.
For complete event results and stats, click here.
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UTAH PRESEASON ID | BLAST MOTION BOARD
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Top Blast Motion Performers in each swing category
Max Bat Speed - 87.4MPH | 1B/RHP Justin Michaelis - 2025, Park City | Uncommitted
Avg. Bat Speed - 78.9MPH | 1B/RHP Justin Michaelis - 2025, Park City | Uncommitted
Max Hand Speed - 28.0MPH | 3B/SS Cooper Ford - 2023, Juab | Uncommitted
Avg. Hand Speed - 26.8MPH | 3B/SS Cooper Ford - 2023, Juab | Uncommitted
Max On-Plane Efficiency - 96 % | RHP/3B Camden Clark - 2024, Lone Peak | Uncommitted
Avg. On-Plane Efficiency - 89 % | OF/2B Aden Alba - 2023, Copper Hills | Uncommitted
Max Rotational Accel. - 27.6 G | C Logan Burgess - 2024, Copper Hills | Uncommitted
Avg. Rotational Accel. - 23.8 G | 3B/SS Cooper Ford - 2023, Juab | Uncommitted
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Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
1 | Justin Michaelis | UT | Park City | 2025 | 1B | 87.4 mph |
2 | Easton Fry | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 84.7 mph |
3 | Deagen Thayne | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2024 | C | 81.6 mph |
4 | Remington Edwards | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | OF | 81.5 mph |
5 | Ashton Gurney | UT | Wasatch | 2024 | C | 81.0 mph |
6 | Logan Burgess | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | C | 79.5 mph |
7 | Cooper Ford | UT | Juab | 2023 | 3B | 79.1 mph |
8 | Jakob DeVries | UT | Park City | 2025 | C | 78.9 mph |
9 | Dallas Yardley | UT | Beaver | 2023 | RHP | 78.3 mph |
10 | Blake Sweat | UT | Wasatch | 2025 | RHP | 77.6 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Justin Michaelis | UT | Park City | 2025 | 1B | 78.9 mph |
2 | Easton Fry | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 77.1 mph |
3 | Dallas Yardley | UT | Beaver | 2023 | RHP | 75.9 mph |
4 | Deagen Thayne | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2024 | C | 75.7 mph |
5 | Remington Edwards | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | OF | 75.2 mph |
6 | Ashton Gurney | UT | Wasatch | 2024 | C | 75.0 mph |
7 | Bode Hansen | UT | Ridgeline | 2024 | RHP | 73.8 mph |
8 | Blake Sweat | UT | Wasatch | 2025 | RHP | 73.4 mph |
9 | Braxton Lyon | UT | Park City | 2023 | RHP | 73.4 mph |
10 | Ryker Freeman | UT | South Sevier | 2025 | LHP | 72.9 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Cooper Ford | UT | Juab | 2023 | 3B | 28.0 mph |
2 | Aden Alba | UT | Copper Hills | 2023 | OF | 27.9 mph |
3 | Justin Michaelis | UT | Park City | 2025 | 1B | 26.4 mph |
^ | Cole Skiby | UT | Copper Hills | 2023 | C | 26.4 mph |
4 | Blake Sweat | UT | Wasatch | 2025 | RHP | 26.3 mph |
5 | Cole Ehat | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 25.9 mph |
6 | Connor Cowan | UT | Juab | 2025 | LHP | 25.8 mph |
7 | Dallas Yardley | UT | Beaver | 2023 | RHP | 25.5 mph |
8 | Colton Schmidt | UT | Park City | 2024 | RHP | 25.4 mph |
9 | P.J. Hancock | UT | Union | 2026 | SS | 24.9 mph |
10 | Leo Bacciocco | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2025 | SS | 24.8 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Cooper Ford | UT | Juab | 2023 | 3B | 26.8 mph |
2 | Aden Alba | UT | Copper Hills | 2023 | OF | 25.6 mph |
3 | Cole Skiby | UT | Copper Hills | 2023 | C | 25.5 mph |
4 | Justin Michaelis | UT | Park City | 2025 | 1B | 24.6 mph |
5 | Dallas Yardley | UT | Beaver | 2023 | RHP | 24.5 mph |
6 | Blake Sweat | UT | Wasatch | 2025 | RHP | 24.5 mph |
7 | Cole Ehat | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 24.4 mph |
8 | Dylan Vea | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 24.1 mph |
9 | P.J. Hancock | UT | Union | 2026 | SS | 23.6 mph |
10 | Kanyon Mattinson | UT | Juab | 2024 | RHP | 23.6 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | MaxOnPlaneEfficiency |
1 | Camden Clark | UT | Lone Peak | 2024 | RHP | 96 |
2 | Dylan Treend | UT | East | 2025 | 1B | 94 |
3 | Jerry Valdez III | UT | West | 2023 | SS | 92 |
4 | Trey Robinson | UT | Lone Peak | 2024 | OF | 91 |
^ | Braxton Hermansen | UT | Herriman | 2023 | OF | 91 |
5 | Chris Billings | UT | Lone Peak | 2022 | LHP | 89 |
^ | Zach Woolley | UT | Lone Peak | 2024 | C | 89 |
^ | Landen Golmon | UT | Box Elder | 2024 | 3B | 89 |
6 | Brayden Petersen | KS | Blue Valley | 2024 | SS | 88 |
7 | Teigan Scott | UT | Spanish Fork | 2024 | SS | 86 |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
1 | Aden Alba | UT | Copper Hills | 2023 | OF | 89 % |
2 | Dutch Visser | UT | Cyprus | 2024 | RHP | 84 % |
3 | Dallas Yardley | UT | Beaver | 2023 | RHP | 84 % |
4 | Jackson Allen | UT | Orem | 2025 | C | 80 % |
5 | Joey Breza | UT | Park CIty | 2026 | 2B | 79 % |
6 | Kanyon Okerlund | UT | South Sevier | 2025 | SS | 79 % |
7 | Zack Peck | UT | Bingham | 2026 | OF | 78 % |
8 | Cole Skiby | UT | Copper Hills | 2023 | C | 78 % |
9 | Kobe Goodman | UT | Desert Hills | 2025 | OF | 78 % |
10 | Trenton Ash | UT | Springville | 2023 | SS | 77 % |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
1 | Logan Burgess | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | C | 27.6 g |
2 | Cooper Ford | UT | Juab | 2023 | 3B | 27.0 g |
3 | Aden Alba | UT | Copper Hills | 2023 | OF | 26.4 g |
4 | Cole Skiby | UT | Copper Hills | 2023 | C | 25.2 g |
5 | Ryker Freeman | UT | South Sevier | 2025 | LHP | 24.8 g |
6 | Colton Schmidt | UT | Park City | 2024 | RHP | 24.5 g |
7 | P.J. Hancock | UT | Union | 2026 | SS | 22.8 g |
8 | Cole Ehat | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 22.7 g |
9 | Jacob Jensen | UT | Cyprus | 2024 | OF | 22.6 g |
10 | Collin Haymond | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | RHP | 21.8 g |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Cooper Ford | UT | Juab | 2023 | 3B | 23.8 g |
2 | Logan Burgess | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | C | 22.8 g |
3 | Aden Alba | UT | Copper Hills | 2023 | OF | 20.3 g |
4 | Cole Skiby | UT | Copper Hills | 2023 | C | 19.9 g |
5 | Ryker Freeman | UT | South Sevier | 2025 | LHP | 19.8 g |
6 | Cole Ehat | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 18.9 g |
7 | Jacob Jensen | UT | Cyprus | 2024 | OF | 18.8 g |
8 | Kash Wallin | UT | Riverton | 2026 | 3B | 18.2 g |
9 | P.J. Hancock | UT | Union | 2026 | SS | 18.1 g |
10 | Connor Cowan | UT | Juab | 2025 | LHP | 17.7 g |
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Preseason All-State (Invite-Only) | UT | 03/04 | Hurricane High School |
Northern Utah Rising Stars ID | UT | 04/22 | American Fork High School - American Fork, UT |
Southern Utah Rising Stars ID | UT | 05/06 | Hurricane High School |